Earth Science Plate Tec./Continental Drift/Earthquake Review

Which of the following is not a wave?

Using your P + S wave chart, find how fast an S wave can travel 1,000 km.

The shape of continents is evidence of Continental drift.

The shape of countries is evidence of Continental drift.

_____ waves:Secondary, slowest,CANNOT travel through liquids

Look at your tectonic plate boundaries picture. Which is a convergent plate boundary?

The study of earth'sdynamic crust & the "puzzle pieces" that comprise thelithosphere is called

Crust that isthick, low density,felsic rockis....

Sudden release ofenergy in the earth's crust that creates seismic wavesis called...

Asystem that rates earthquakes using roman numerals & observable consequences of an earthquake

Asystem that rates an earthquake based on energy released by seismic waves.The range is 1-10.

Look at your tectonic plate boundaries picture. Which is a divergent plate boundary?

Earth is made of of about ____ plates that float on top of earth's asthenosphere.

Theconstant movement of earth's tectonic plates is called...

Boundary where platessliding against one anotheris called...

The ____________ is the position directlyabove the focus ON earth's surface.

_____ waves cause the most damage.

What happens to the distance of P and S wave curve as you get further from the epicenter?

At convergent boundaries, crust is...

Look at your P + S wave chart. How long will it take the P wave to travel to 7,000 miles?

Earthquakes happen in the form of...

Look at your tectonic plate boundaries picture. Name is transform plate boundary.

At divergent boundaries crust is...

Anarea where crust is sinkingis called a 

Boundary where platesare moving apart is called...

At a transform boundary, crust is...

Crust that isthin, high density,mafic is...

Achange in the planet's magnetic north and south pole orientation is called...

A ____________ is an instrument used torecord seismic waves produced by an earthquake.

_____ waves: Primary, fastest, CANtravel through liquids

Boundary where platesare moving toward one anotheris called...

Fossils from the same species found on far away continents is evidence of continental drift.

The process that"moves" plates around on top of the mantle is called...

A chain of mountains thatforms at a divergent boundary is called a...